FARMER ON THE STRAWBERRY
The New Strawberry
Culture
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Fall Bearing Strawberries
Farmer On The Strawberry – I have been engaged in the culture of strawberries and other berry fruits since 1883,
beginning when I was a boy of 17 years. A person of ordinary intelligence who has been engaged in any business for this length of time cannot help but find out many things that are valuable to himself in his business and may be made valuable to others if he has the ability to impart his knowledge.
That is the particular reason for my writing this little book on strawberry culture. I do not pretend that I know it all, or that this little pamphlet will cover all there is to be said about the culture of strawberries’ and other small fruits, but I have applied myself closely to the study of this subject during all these many years and must have found out many things that are not known to the average person.
I would not be doing my duty if I did not try to impart this knowledge to others in some way or other. There is nothing written in this little book that cannot be found out by years of experience, but experience is costly and the most of us rather learn to avoid mistakes rather than to suffer the expense of these mistakes to gain the costly experience that they teach.
When I began strawberry culture, there were few popular books on the subject and while I learned much by reading the writings of such men as E. P. Roe, A. M. Purdy, Matthew Crawford and others, the most of my knowledge has been gained by experience, and I can tell you, much of it has been pretty costly; but however, it has been, I do not regret the experience, no matter the cost.
